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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2014
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Takehito Sugawara, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Hideki Masudaya, Tokyo, JP;
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A seat belt wearing detection device includes: a tongue unit supported by a seat belt; a buckle unit into which the tongue unit is inserted and held; a wearing detection unit that detects an insertion and holding state; a seat belt side communication unit that transmits a detection result; a control unit that determines a wearing state based on the detection result and controls the seat belt side communication unit; power supply means for supplying electric power to the seat belt side communication unit; and a vehicle side device that performs radio communication with the seat belt side communication unit to receive the detection result. The power supply means includes a power supply section, a power storage section, and a charging section. The power supply section charges the power storage section by supplying electric power to the charging section when the seat belt is in a housed state.